Thoughts and sensations,twin galaxies of the inner space: The propensity to mind-wander relates to spontaneous sensations arising on the hands |
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| Institution: | 1. Université de Lyon, Lyon, France;2. Université Lyon 2, Institut de Psychologie, Laboratoire EMC (EA 3082), Lyon, France;3. Department of Psychology, Universidad de la Frontera, Chile;4. Laboratoire de Neurosciences Intégratives et Cliniques (EA 481), Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France;1. Department of Psychology, Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8345, Japan;2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Kojimachi Business Center Building, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083, Japan;3. Department of Psychological Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1-155 Uegahara Ichiban-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-8501, Japan;4. Keio University Global Research Institute, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8345, Japan;1. Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4;2. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4;3. Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4;4. Mathison Centre for Mental Health, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4Z6;5. Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd W, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1M8;1. Tilburg University Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Department, Warandelaan 2, 5037AB Tilburg, the Netherlands;2. Proaction Lab, CINEICC - Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal;3. University of Madeira, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering, Funchal, Portugal;4. NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics (NOVA LINCS), Portugal;5. Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Sensations and thoughts have been described as potentially related to self-awareness. We therefore asked whether sensations that arise in the absence of external triggers, i.e., spontaneous sensations (SPS), which were shown to relate to interoception and perception of the self, vary as a function of the individual propensity to generate spontaneous thoughts, i.e., mind-wandering. The Mind Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ) was used as a specific tool to assess the frequency and propensity to mind-wander several weeks before completing an SPS task. Correlational analyses between the MWQ score and SPS showed that greater propensity to mind-wander coincided with widespread perception of SPS, while lesser propensity to mind-wander coincided with more spatially restricted perception of SPS. The results are interpreted in light of the role of spontaneous thoughts and sensations in self-awareness. The potential psychological processes and the way they might regulate the relation between mind-wandering and the perception of SPS are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Spontaneous sensations Mind-wandering Body awareness Self-awareness Consciousness |
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